Alturas, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alturas, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,490. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALTURAS-CA · Alturas, CA 1 ZIPs · 5,490 pop · #17019/25278 · Modoc County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $61,680
- RANK-LOWER #17019/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mcarthur
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-TOWN 5,490
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $211,200
Nearest income peer: Mcarthur, CA ( $238 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Alturas
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alturas on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Canby · lowest
Canby · lowest
$45,991 median HH income
- Adin · near
Adin · near
$46,094 median HH income
- Cedarville · near
Cedarville · near
$52,794 median HH income
- Mcarthur · near
Mcarthur · near
$61,442 median HH income
- Alturas · this city
Alturas · this city
$61,680 median HH income
- Lake City · near
Lake City · near
$71,719 median HH income
- New Pine Creek · highest
New Pine Creek · highest
$86,172 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alturas, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 33rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 5,490
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,680
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,680 and poverty 19.8% concentrate in 96101.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alturas as a pure owner town.
Within California, Knights Landing is the closest lower-income city and Nice the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alturas.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 96101, is all of Alturas
There is no split to weigh here: 96101 holds every one of Alturas's 5,490 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Alturas's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 122 establishments, 1,018 employees , annual payroll $49,625k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96101 (122 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Alturas, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Modoc County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alturas. See the Modoc County roll-up →
Alturas lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Modoc County: New Pine Creek, Eagleville and Lake City earn more and Cedarville, Adin and Canby earn less. New Pine Creek marks the far end of that range at $86,172, 40% above Alturas.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96101 | 5,490 | $61,680 | 122 | 4 |
Alturas roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alturas, .